Agricultural Poisons Flashcards
Treatment for baritosis
Magnesium sulfate / sodium sulfate
Major toxicologic concerns, many are already banned because they persist in the environment and accumulate in biologic systems
Chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides
Growth hormone stimulators in plants
Chlorphenoxy herbicides
Group of highly toxic substances such as PCDD and PCDF
Dioxins
Dioxin - PCDD
Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins
Dioxin - PCDF
Dibenzofurans
Metabolize to a toxic metabolite, called flourocitrate
Flouroacetates
Cholinesterase inhibitors used as pesticides
Organophosphates and Carbamates
Examples of OP
Malathion and Parathion
Examples of Carbamates
propoxur and aldicarb
Treatment for Organophosphate / carbamate poisoning
Atropine / Pralidoxime
Dipyridil herbicides used for weed control and as preharves defoliants
Paraquats and Diquats
Reaction of dicationic compounds with NADPH produces?
Highly reactive free radicals
Tissue destruction through lipid peroxidation
Superoxide anions
Used for large scale control of illegal marijuana growing
Paraquats